Kent Tug

Sharon asked us to design a toy with a ball and sheepskin that her bouncing Bearded Collie Kent could not destroy. After two months of rigorous testing it passed so we named it the Kent Tug. We take 1” (25mm) soft-touch tubular nylon climbing webbing and wrap it around a Planet Dog orbee-tuff® ball, triple stitch 10” of sheep shearling to the webbing and insert shock cord for the tug portion. Kent Tug measures 28” (71cm) long from end to end, stretches to 35” (88cm) with a 10” (25cm) long fur bite area of thick 7/8” (22mm) 100% vegetable tanned sheep shearling. Shearling remains intact and doesn’t pull away from the hide like regular sheepskin, which we’ve discontinued using for this reason. Two pieces of heavy-duty shock cord inserted in the webbing adds springiness and acts as a shock absorber, saving your shoulder and back when working with powerful tuggers. Large 7" (18cm) handle easily accommodates winter gloves. 

The made-in-USA orbee-tuff® ball is the same size as a conventional tennis ball (2.5”/63mm), has a mint flavor, floats, is non-toxic, rinses clean, it won’t wear down your dog’s teeth and is more durable than a road hockey ball — so durable that it’s 100% guaranteed. If your dog destroys it (webbing, sheep shearling and rabbit excluded), we will replace it. Available in two densities: medium firm yellow "tennis" ball or softer recycle ball.

If you have a ball crazy dog but a reluctant tugger this is the ideal combination. Kent Tug is great for tugging or retrieving or just for fun — Tess, our Dalmation X, loves to run around shaking it so that the Orbee ball bonks her in the head!

Available in 5 webbing colors. Select color from the Options menu. There is also the Kent Toss, exactly the same construction but without the ball and with optional shock cord tug.